[quote=Magic Magnum]
[b]It is at least worth noting that never taking sick days for work can really earn you brownie points in the long run.[/b]My Dad had a case at work a number of years ago where the Oil Refinery he worked at was re-purposed and they had to downsize from 300+ employee's to 12 (or less, I can't remember the exact number). And with my Dad's combination of 25+ years of service and the fact he not only never took sick days, but grabbed any overtime shift that opened up... ever he was one of the 12 to keep his job.Granted though, from my understanding he mainly does this cause my family got in such debt over the therapy I need for my autism when I was younger that the money became a sort of requirement to pay it off, fund the therapy when it was happening, and still have a good retirement savings in the end. I doubt he would of done this in normal circumstances, but it still helps to show that even if it's 100% logical/justifiable to skip a shift that not doing so can have an unforeseen benefit down the road.
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True.

[quote=Magic Magnum]
This reminds me of another question I have, but is close enough to this topic I'll just ask it here.What are your people's standards for calling in sick legitimately? Do these standards vary depending on the job/work?For me I skip class if it's anything like the flu or worse where moving makes it worse, so if I went to class I'd feel like shit and barely pay attention, but if I sat still I'd recover by the next morning.If it's placement or work (which for me so far in life has always been around children) I call in sick if it's anything I am worried about being contagious. My concern being the children's health are my priority and I am doing them no favors coming in spreading a sickness to all of them, even if I can still technically work fine without it (common colds don't count here, that would keep me home for a full week and colds are common place in everyone regardless). Children are generally weaker to diseases than adults and I don't need to be coming in giving them a sickness that by most probability will be worse for them than it is for me.
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If I'm legitimately sick and it's contagious I'll stay home. If it isn't contagious, I can try to deal with it.